The Effects of the School Age Child Internship Program on the Academic Achievement
and Attendance of Participating High School Seniors
Elizabeth M. Conn
July 2003
The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of the School Age Child
Internship Program on attendance and achievement of high school seniors. Using a
quasi-experimental design, two groups were compared for their grade point average
(GPA) and attendance. A simple t-test, two samples using unequal variances, was used
for both GPA and attendance. The control group was a stratified selection of 16 high
school seniors in college preparatory level English classes. At the high school where this
study was conducted, the college preparatory level is designed for students planning to
attend a two-year college. Sixteen interns from the School Age Child Internship Program
made up the other group. The hypothesis was supported. The students involved in the
School Age Child Internship Program achieved overall higher scores in GPA as well as
demonstrated better attendance. It was concluded that the School Age Internship
Program has a positive effect on high school seniors.